MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
e-learning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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